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This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools ofthought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can belearned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurialmind-sets.
In the current economic landscape, technology-drivenentrepreneurship is the driving force behind national economies and entrepreneurialsocieties. It is the engine of innovation, job creation, productivity andeconomic growth, bringing benefits both at the level of the individual and ofthe society and promoting sustainable smart growth and development. Thisbook provides a comprehensive view of "how" entrepreneurs and futureentrepreneurs learn and develop their business ventures in a wider environment.Moreover, it discussesissues concerning setting up thesuitable entrepreneurial environments, processes, values and policies toencourage and foster individual entrepreneurial aptitudes. It also explores practices fordeveloping technology-driven entrepreneurship in a European context as well asin emerging regions.
List of contents
Foreword; Giovanni Schiuma.- 1. The Technology driven Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy; Aldo Romano, Giuseppina Passiante and Pasquale Del Vecchio.- 2. Corporate Entrepreneurship: the Antecedents at the Individual and Organizational Levels in Technology-based Firms; Gianluca Elia, Alessandro Margherita and Claudio Petti.- 3. Entrepreneurial Learning Processes for Technology-driven Entrepreneurship: Assumptions and Behavioural Dynamics for an Integrative Framework; Karim Moustaghfir and Giustina Secundo.- 4. Rethinking the University System: A Strategic Roadmap towards the Entrepreneurial University Model; Giustina Secundo and Karim Moustaghfir.- 5. A process-based model for inspiring technology-driven entrepreneurship: an education perspective; Valentina Ndou, Giustina Secundo and Gioconda Mele.- 6. A Collective Intelligence Platform for Developing Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystems; Gianluca Elia and Alessandro Margherita.- 7. Entrepreneurial learning in a network: the role of cultural values.- Federica Ceci, Francesca Masciarelli and Andrea Prencipe.- 8. Technology-driven Entrepreneurship in Emerging Regions; Claudio Petti.- 9. Technology-driven Entrepreneurship within the framework of regional development policies; Pasquale Del Vecchio and Marco De Maggio.
About the author
Giuseppina Passiante is Full Professor of
Innovation Management and Technology Entrepreneurship at the University of
Salento (Lecce, Italy). Currently her research fields concern Technology
Entrepreneurship, and more specifically the experiential learning environment
encouraging enterprise and entrepreneurship capabilities, skills and
competencies.
Aldo Romano has
been Full Professor of Innovation Management and President of Scuola Superiore
ISUFI at the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy). In acknowledgement of his
scientific achievements, Aldo Romano has been awarded the Gold Medal of Merit
for Culture, School and Arts from the President of the Italian Republic.
Summary
This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools of
thought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can be
learned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurial
mind-sets.
In the current economic landscape, technology-driven
entrepreneurship is the driving force behind national economies and entrepreneurial
societies. It is the engine of innovation, job creation, productivity and
economic growth, bringing benefits both at the level of the individual and of
the society and promoting sustainable smart growth and development. This
book provides a comprehensive view of “how” entrepreneurs and future
entrepreneurs learn and develop their business ventures in a wider environment.
Moreover, it discusses
issues concerning setting up the
suitable entrepreneurial environments, processes, values and policies to
encourage and foster individual entrepreneurial aptitudes. It also explores practices for
developing technology-driven entrepreneurship in a European context as well as
in emerging regions.
